Bloomberg Law
July 21, 2015, 1:00 PM UTC

Neiman Marcus Data Breach Class Action Revived

Ellen Rosen

Data breaches at big retailers are becoming almost commonplace, and class actions by affected consumers are typically not far behind.

Now, a federal appeals court in Chicago has made it harder for retailers who are hacked to have these lawsuits dismissed on procedural grounds.

Neiman Marcus Group LLC, which disclosed it had been hacked in January 2014, had persuaded a U.S. district court in Chicago to throw out a case based on standing. The consumers had sued Neiman Marcus for negligence, breach of contract and deceptive business practices.

But on Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

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